The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-01-08

by lightning while plowing; the reihs were cut
in two by lightning.
2S-John, aged nine years, son of James
L. Strevig, near Manchester, badly injured by
falling from a hay loft on cows horn.
MAY,
2-FertilizeE factory and warehouse of D.
=. MaynaFdYd 7ew Windsor, destroyed by
Barn ofIsXmos Ebaugh, in Cranberry
Valley, struck by lightning, and horse and
cow killed.
4-Thomas Harris rum over by wagon, in
Westminster, and narrowly escaped being
killed; his head and arm were severely injured.
9-Upton T. Barnes found dead in a small
stream near his home, one mile from War
fieldsburg.
15-Gnknewn man found dead on the porch
of Jacob Sharrets, near Bruceville.
16-Sidney Williams, colored, an inmate of
the almshouse, aged about 100 years, set fire
TO her clathing while smoking a pipe, and
died on the Goth,
2O-Carroll News, Union Bridge, estab-
lished, and first copy issued.
22-Andrew n. Stephan died at his resi-
dence in Westminster, after an Illness of sew
eral weeks.
24-Efie Stoner, aged Il, committed sui
eide by hanging herself at Elder Solomon
>Stoner's, near Uniontown.
JUNE.
HCollision between passenger and freight
trains near Gathers Siding, B. \ O. R. Ri
three coal cars demolished,
Store of Repp h Wood, Union Bridge,
robbed.
Whit Monday fair, festival and trades
display in Manchester.
Steam of George Barber run over by
cars near Glen Falls, ". Nd. r. R.; horse
killed and wagon broken up.
1.-Two horses of Simon II. Gollibart were
killed by cars at Sykesyille, and wagon and
moving machine smashed.
24-Child Of David Hoose, near Silver Run,
had leg broken while trying to get into q
wagon near Westminster; he died from the
injury on June 90.
25-George and VIM. Nau, of Littlestown,
Pa, struck by lightning near Piney Creek;
both we're considerably injured and the horse
died from the stroke.
29-Clinton, son of Mrs Miriam .Albaugh,
at Linwood, was thrown from dog cart and
received Injuries from which lie died on July
10th.
29-Westminster Branch of the Baltimore
Flower Mission organized.
JULY,
t-IldTIl VI Ii Il.f W III. IL anu ". IL MI"
lips, in Freedom district, burned.
l0-"The Carroll County Industrial Grain
and Seed Company Incorporated.
10-Conrad Bolte, near Eden, thrown from
a colt, and died of injuries in few hours
afterwards.
14-Severe storm in parts of Carroll; streets
Of Westminster flooded and Morningstar' s
store and dwelling struck by lightning; harm
of George I. Stonesifer, Bachman's Valley,
set on fire and destroyed by lightning; houses
and barns struck elsewhere.
l5-Seven-year- old daughter of Milton Bel
lison, near Bird Hill, seriously injured by
clothes catching fire from stove.
27-Barn of Jonas Roger, Cranberry Val
ley, struck by lightning and destroyed.
29-Robert S@llman, ST., died near Mt.
Airy, in his dsth year.
a0-severo storm, and houses, barns and
trees struck by lightning.
AUGUST.
2-Mrs. A. Reifsnider died suddenly in
Westminster, in her 18th year.
3-Series of small rohberies in and near
Manchester.
s-Mrs. Julia Ann Stem, near Union
Bridge, seriously burned, and died on the 9Th.
6-Wm. Fisher died at Taneytown, aged 81
years.
7--Store and warehouse of VIM. l.. Rich
Nards, at Patapsco, broken into and robbed;
ALBERT Chew's house, same neighborhood,
robbed.
s--fsank Brown celebrated his 10th birth
day, nearSSYkesville.
9-Mrs. MARY Ann Clemson McKinstry
died at McKinstry's Mills, aged 70 years.
12-DiviSion Of Westminster Charge, Luth-
eran Church, decided upon.
l4-2l-S&ries of petty robheries in Wool
ery's districA